The Fort Wayne Sentinel from Fort Wayne, Indiana • Page 11

i hi. ijiiiii sjf, miwm 'b" VKT' li (1 4, A WSATTODA MARCH t. THE FOET 'WAYNE' feENTINEIl (gi'wimti, Mm 7, I9U, 'i i "if i i i ii i in jy 4 ssaaSsssasTala MtPictarf al History of fortWswie 1 edl 1, 1 i "'If AGoncise.CmfoTOloffirfll KProrrraf Thr ii Compiled and 1 coorr'ghr. 'mi by auGri.woidJ II byB, GriawolcL I I WIUJAM HEITOY HARRISON' Major Qeneral Harrison fourteenth president of (Tie United States via born at Ber)ele Va Kebruary 1773, and JIM while In office 4. IStI Ml bravery and energy during th da of the Indian Tiers of th west left their Influence upon the history of the vast area oier uhlan the savages emended their warfare His armv arriving at Fort Wayne In September isit.

brought life and hope tn a besieged and despairing: garrison TENTH INSTALLMENT SYNOPSIS OF LAST SATURDAY'S INSTALLMENT. Opening with me narrative of the Peaceable i nit of the Friends who cam to Fort Wajne from the east, to teach 1he Indians the art of tilling the soil an eiidenoe of the high minded endeavor wf Chief Little Turtle to lift hU people sboa smaizery there came the story of the death and burial of the great leader of the Miami. Suddenly the narrative tinned to the war the massacre of the men, women and children of Foit Dear horn, who were endeavoring to escape to fort Wayne With the death of Captain William Welle and the renewed ener pel ic efforts of Teeumaeh and his brother, "Die leagued with the Brit uh the little garrison at Fori Wayno was tlifnwn into a atate of (oiiaterna tiun in the meantime. General William Henry Harmon, the hero of Tippe.snoo, lilKW liCMaP HMtraSTTSataaaaaaaftit Bl MRS thSEUNK PELTIEB GUIS. TV OLD At the age of sixteen.

Mrs Grlswold Ms Angeline he pel ran) came to Fort Wajne In with her grandparents, Mr and Mis Balls Malorh Hhs became the wife of Inula reltler later she married a Mr i.rlawold Her death occurred 1n 1876. In hitr eighty sluth year. During har young womanhood she was the heroine of many an episode with th savages, who callsd her Golden Hair' and made her a member of the Miami family The portrait la from a photograph loaned ny a great grandson, TMIIIam II Peltier had reached Kentucky and waa con ferring with the guiernor of that itate with reference to defensive nwRBure against the llntuh in the wet. cmrrEKXvn. The Siege of Fort Wayne.

1812. Hull'a Cowtly Surrender of Jttreit. 1812 (Continued The gamaon of leaa than lW men at Fort Warn continued in a state ofr anxiety and uncertainty Pesidea the officers and men, the foit contained tw'cntj Bve women and ehl dreti. One of the Miamis who had accompanied Captain Wells to Fort Dearborn hadLhastned to Fort Wayne, reaching th place ahead of Captain Griffith, and, without revealing hi identity, had eon ey4 word to Wells' wife of the death ef the great frontiersman, ami informed her that the greater part of the Fort Dearborn garrison had been maiiacred, Trevvoua to this on the day following the massacre which was th di. of hie unwise ordersGeneral jfull surrendered the.

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and 1 "SSI Of tO JUH the British without the firing of a gun. The ultimata result wae the degradation of the commander and th bringing of his poor service to a disgraceful close. The immediate effect was the giving of the strongest or toe western American pou into the hands of the British, together with 2,400 stand of arms, twenty the cannon and a vaat quantity of stores, with which to carry the warfare against the Americans, with Fort Ways a the Brat objective point of assault. The news of the disaster etrnck terror to the hearts of the occupants of the stockade en tbe Mauroe. Tecumeeh, who had directed the Fort Dearborn massacre, now turned his attention to ihe capture of Fort Wayne and Fort HarriGon (near Terre Rautel, and to the massacre of thetr occupants How Logan Saved the Women of Foit Wayne.

lie critical situation developed its heroes as well as its cowards and weaklings. Among those hose names are honored in the story of the times is that of a young Shawnee brae, who because of his capture and adoption when a bov by General Benjatnon Logan, of Kentucky, Mas named "Captain John Logan Al ready he waa known as a fine friend of the American cause Colonel Johnston, former Indian agent at Fort Wayne, then stationed at Pinna Ohio, sent Iogao as a spy to ascertain the true condition of affairs at Fort Wayne, Ills son Ptephen Johnston (who waa to he come the first Mctlm of the siege) was connected with the fort affairs as a clerk for the agent Major 5tirkney. At this time the wife of tbe younger Johnston was in a delicate physical condition and (his added to the concern of th elder Johnston. Logan returned to Piqua and reported that the savage about the fort exhibited unmistakable sign of hostility, but be expressed his willingness to un dertake the hasardous task of trans ferring from Fort Wayne to Piqua, 100 miles distant, the twenty nve women an I children of the fort. These Included Mrs Turner, Mrs Hackley and Mrs Woleott, daughters of (aptain Wells 1 Airs.

Johnston and Angelina Cnapeteau. During the long Journey through the wil derness the vigilant Logan did not close 1us tea in sleep, and the record of tb experience as repeated from the lips of tlioRp Mhoni he rescued tells of "his eon etiint teprierncas and care This a hut the of a senes of seta of bravery of Logan who was before tha close of the present Mruggle, to die as a result of a bullet wound from a British rifle while refuting a slander which questioned luslotalli A Drunken Commandant onc too noon were (be women and cbil ill rcimned to a place of safety, for, on the fall of Hetroit warriors to the iiiiinbei of about 600 gathered quietly about foit Wavne. cnisiurunii in the for est end wcking to avoul open evidence of hostility. Theirs was a waiting game. The sitiiRtion waa rendered htfitugr em barrasxing and hazardous by tun pbysi eal condition of the aged commandant, Captain James Rhea." whose fondness for intoxicants unfitted him for a reakia tlon of the true situation It is evident, too, that ill feeling among the officers and Indian agent within the fort wa not lacking In later year Major Stick wfotei "The commandme officer was drunk nearl) al the time, and the two lieutenants lUirtis and uatrarjaeri were inefficient men, entirely unfit to hold commissions of any grade.

Historians have always reckoned William Oliver as the real bero of the moment, hut it is a noticeable fact that Lieutenant Curtis, writing his account of tho siege at a later time, makes no reference to the brave sutler. Concerning Oliver more will be said in the development of the story The citations are made merely to indicate the deplorable condition of affairs preceding tn severest period of the siege a Telia Bondie of the Plan of Fort Wayne Massacre. With the completion of their plans to in vest th stockade and destroy the lives of'the men within the fort, the Indians appointed Ma te a Pottawattomi chisf, to make hi way, under cover if darknesa, to the hut occupied by Antoin Bondie and his. family, outside the fori enclosure, to reveal to Bondie th plan of attack in order that be might escape death. Bondie was a French trader, who had married a Miami woman, and had lived in th vicinity for many years In stead of seeking his personal safety in joining the Indians, Bondie made his way to the council house and there revealed th plot to the Indian agent, Major Stick ney.

Stlekney was puszled Bondie had a reputation for questionable veracity, Tbe agent had been at th fort lee than thrs months. He hesitated to notify General Harrison, for if the alarm were a false one, it would appear to indicate per tonal cowardice, which did not exist, and perhaps precipitate a war if invading troops were called when no outbreak waa Intended by the savages. The commandant, Rhea, when Stickney told him th story, scoffed the thought of danger. Stickney, however, decided to notify General Harrison, who, following tie battle of Tippecanoe and a visit to th governors of Illinois and Kentucky, had beta placed in charge of the Kentucky troops and was starting northward from Cincinnati, toward Detroit. Rhea was induced to send a message to Governor Meigs, of Ohio, telling of the threatened attack of tha Indiana, and tb two messenger ware soon on their way.

Directly, Major Stickney, who (till lived in tb council house, outaid th fort, was stricken with illness in taken within th fort, and, shortly sfterward, Bondie and hi family sought shelter within the palisade. Th Harder of Stephen Johnstfj. During the tuns following tU removal of the women to Piqua, Stephen Johnton, whoso wus wa among those taken from the fort, felt a strong desire to look after tb welfare of bi wife in her' confinement. Receiving permission to make tbe he left 'the stocked! 'i on night at.JOio'cloek; in company "witi Pater Oliver, a soldier, and a discharged member of the When the three had reached point, in the edge'Of the forest near the it Of th present llann homestead, on East Lewis street, the craclc of a British rtf ia'th hand of a watching asyag ended the' Ufa 'of Johnston; toe.oth'r two, men tied rack srle of tragedies which marked tn time. A reward of t20 offered th next dsy for the bringing of the body to the fort a work performed by a young brave revealed the fact that Johnston had been scalped and tomahawked in a must brutal msnner.

The Indian chiefs blamed their "young men" for the deed, asserting that they could not control them Ko further proof of the attitude of the aavsges was needed, they made many protestations of friend tineas, thsv stole from the virinitv of the fort the cattle, hogs and gsrden prnvis ions, and gave many other evidence of hostility Both factions, however re fralned from open Warfare in order to prolong the period preceding the actual conflict tho savages expecting that Te curtiseh and thn British would come to their assistance and the garrison hoping for the prompt arrival of General Unrri son' troops The Plot That Failed Finally, the Indians, on hetng ruovidod with a white cloth to be used as a (lag of truce which they delayed using tor aev eral dajs approached the fort in large numbers, hoping, eiidentlj to be allowed to enter in such force as to be able to overpower the occupants But few were admitted howeer bj Major Mickney, who designated thirteen chiefs who would be welcomed Fadi was disarmed on en tenng the stockade and the pHrti fol lowed the agent to lus quarters the request of the agent, Captsin Rhea paraded the troops during the council which followed hen the council pipes were finished i innmae addressing the agent, disclaimed on the part of the (hiefs, any part in the death of Tohnston "But." he added, 'if my father wishes for war, I am a man At this moment there was a strange stir among the assembled saiages Tba word 'I am a man," were to have been the signal for WinBmnc to stab the agent with a knife concealed beneath hla blanket Bondie, however who had penetrated the secret, drew his own knife quickly and shouted, "I am a man, too and hla dramatic action together with tbe ap pearanre of the soldiers, fulh armed, brought the treacherous plan to a close The Indians had hoped through th mur der of the agent and officers to lie able to control the situation even to the open ing of the doors to allow the entrance of the murderous horde Disappointed they filed back to their encampment. A P'p tore of the mnditiona within the fort is well drawn In Lieutenant Daniel Curtis, who, on October 4, wrote a letter to a friend, Cullan, from which the following quotations sre made The Scene Within th Fort. "On the evening of the 4th of September the flag of truce returned, accompanied by several chiefs, and. after being asked whether the wished to remsin at peaoe with us or be considered in sn open etate lof warfare, the head chief among them observed, You know that Mackinaw Is taken, Detroit ia in the hands of the British and. Cbwago has fallen i and yoii must expect to fall next, and that in a ehort Immediately our great captain invited the aaiage rascal over to his quarters and, sfter drinking three glasses of wine with him, rose from his seat and observed 'My good friend, I love you I I will fight for you 1 will die by your side You must av me" and then gave him a half dollar a token of friendship, inviting him st the same time to come and, breakfast with him the next morning.

The chief and his party retired to their camps, but instead of accepting his invitation to breakfast, sent five of their young wamors, who secreted themselves behind a root house fot vegetables neur tho garrison, from which they shot two of onr men about sunruw as they were paeaing from a small hotel near that place. A Savage Attack. "The night of the 5th ermed and our cantaim had not drawn a sober breath since the chiefs left the garrison the night before From the movement ol run in disns in the course of the day, Lleutcn ant Ostrsnder and myself expected to have some uport before the next morning, and were not disappointed in our con Jecture, for at about p. a general shout from the enemj was heard sue ceeded by a firing of small arms on eieiy side of us The alarm post of every man, as well as the respective duties of Mr. Ostrander and myself having been regulated during tbe day th enemy had not time to lire a tecond round before we ware ready and opened three hroadeides upon them and sent them a few shells from our howitzers which we presume lonst have raked the skins of many We exchanged three general shots, when I discovered from the flash of their guns that they were secreted behind th biujd RivtMiSWAsMJrsuMS dAM.ll,i8l3ftr,;',,','o;'fi I.

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I AOAinST I THE IMDIAHSI if ir i SUCCEED A5 lOl IMAMOeR IM CrllBP Antv hautci I u.1 o. ipii IT Lerr virtcei vOsaer, i HARRISON vmcewNES i 4 Cincinnati JjAf AUtt, SO, IS't command op1 KENTUCKY TK.OOP5 KENTUCKY AUG. 1812. 01 las inn; vIki thlr ii Un I W.V"T lira errsnrvbablr, oth.r. JfTy MAJOR GBOROB CnOOHAN Captain (later Major) (Koran Croghan.

whan he reached Fort Weyn, with General Harrison In Hit, waa twntytvo yean of ag. HI bravery and loyalty caused General Harrison to place him In temporary command of Fort Wayne, but he wa oon afterward In activ service In Ohio His brilliant and successful defense of Fort Stephanaon (Fremont) in Ohio wa on of th most remarkable event of the wah By an act of congress wa presented with a gold medal. Croghan later located at New Orleans, and became poatmstar of that city In 1124 When he again entered, tha army service, a court martial was arranged for examination Into hla conduct concerning th use of Intoxicating liquors. "Georga Croghan, exclaimed president Andrew Jackson, when he heard of it. "shall get drunk every day of his life if he wants to.

and. by the Eternal, the United States hall pay for th whisky! Th proceedings ceased Croghan later served jWHh distinction lnvtbe Mexican wsr; He, died at New XMesM, January J. Mitt lA monument ha been erer'ed 14 hll.msmt. mkUiJOumjsm Mmmt HARRISON'S MOVEMENTS BEFORE A NT! AFTFR THB SIOTH OF FORT WAT NIC The map indicates the acllvlts of General William Henry Harrison from the time of his departure from Vlncennea and the fight with the savagna at T1ipca noe In 1RU to the decisive battle of the Thamea In 1la which ended tha war of 1H12 In the west During the winter of 18l2 18n General Harrison maintained his headquarter at Colurabua and fhllllcotha Ohio and made a trip to Cincinnati on account of Illness In hi family referen ce to these matters Is omitted from thfl map ings, fences and shrubbery near the garrison and ordered the men to ceaae firing till further order, thinking the enemy would conclude that we were either frightened or scarce of ammuni tion, and perhaps would venture nearer. a soon as' a large body had collected at one point we threw a couple of shells from our howitzere which soon vwdv them disperae The next day they kept up a firing till about 3 p.

Our captain still continued drunk as a fool, and per fectly incapable of exercising rationality on any aubject whatever, but waa con ntantly abusing every one that cerne In his presence The night of the nth ap pros'bed we bad th roofs of our houses all watered, as well as the pickets on the inside, our water casks all filled and buckets ready in case of be enemy's at temntlno' to throw Are. which thev had endeavored seversl times to do without success. Between 8 and ft o'clock we heard a tremendous noise, singing, dene Ing and whooping, and when tbev arrived within a proper distance they hailed and ikm in plain ttnguarj wuat we in tended to do, whether irrender or to fight. They said they Pvd 500 men with them and that they expected 700 th next any. vie answered that we were ready, and bade them come on.

We neve a ceil eral shout round the works in true Indian style, which they instantly returned, commencing at the same time a general Are, which waa kept up on both sides with much warmth till about 11 o'clock, without the loss or the injury of a man on our side, but from appearances they must have lost many, as they were very quiet towarda midnight, Rhea's Disgraceful Conduct. "The siege continued from th morning of the 5th to tbe 10th, both day and night, and the fears and troubles of our great and intrepid commander war con tinuaily drowned in the excessive us of the ardent. Our fears and apprehen siona from the disorders and confusion he created inuiiii th men. were one of our greatest troubles, and we had every thing prepared at one time to siionca nis noise and clamor by coercive measures. He would frequently talk of surrendering if the Indians were likely to be too much for us, arid particularly if they or the British were to bring one or more pieces of cunnon which they took at (hi Cago snd plane them near the gamaon, when he knew (hat the largest piece at Chicago waa only a three pounderi and when tout by one of tits suoa items mat the first person In the garrison who should oner to surrender to the inaians or British at the approach o) no heavier piece than a three pounder should in etantlv be shot, he oncred no resistance, but remained silent on the aubjict." William Oliver's Brave Scheme.

In the midst of the period of watebftd anxiety within th fort, preceding tlio attack, a most thrilling episode brought cheer and courage to the garrison Wil liara Oliver waa the befo of the arrair Oliver, who wsa then twenty five years of age, had been connected with the foit as a sutler (a trader licensed to providi th garrison with supplies). While the savages were gathering about the fort be was absent in Cincinnati on business, and there he learned of the condition of af fairs in Fort Wayne He enlisted with th Ohio troops and tendered his services to General Harrison, with tne proposition that the general allow him to proceed from St. Mary's, Ohio, to Fort Wayne with a small company as an advance de tachment of the army of relief. General Harrison conaented reluctantly, assuring Oliver that he "should not see him again." With General Thomas Worth Ington, th undaunted Oliver, leading a body of sixty eignt militia ana bislou Bhawnee braves, started toward Fort Wayn. When within twenty four mile of th tort, tuey a ernuiuu th aiie of th besieging force to Jarger than they could safely meet in an open encounter, and so tne inimeai ate relief of the fort was abandoned Oliver, however, with three Shawnees, Captain John Logan, Captain Johnny and Brighthorn, leaving tho camp of Worth ington: well mounted and well armed, pro ceeded toward, tho ion, eiuojng in vigilance of the savages Reaching the Maumee east of th fort, theyl proceeded cautiously to a point 'near th present Anthonv, boulevard (Walton ayenuel bridge, where they tied their horses in th brush 'and reconnoiteri aiooi io.aicer tain the condition about the fort.

The uvairea word in the1 midst of another onferenic to secure the fort gem. and had gathered on tne wast ana south, side; of the, stockade, Returning Jl, 3 i tu ii MAP OF THH) SIEOB Olf FORT WATNB IN 1812 1 Fort Wan. the stockade, wnlch contained at garrison of lee than loo men 2 Emcampments of the Indians at ths lime or the William Oliver exploit. 3 Oenerai route of Oliver Captain LAgan, BrlRhtiiorn and raptaln Johnnie 4 Gen eral route of Ihn esoapa of the daring Rhawnee. a fllte of the murder of Stephen Johnaon (near ths present Han na homestead on Kasl Xiwte atreetl 0 Th approach of Genarml William Henry IJutri laou force It was locked Ko member of the gar' rison was in sight They could not make their presence known.

It was a moment of peril Ineir discovery would mean a hand to hand battle with overpowering numbers In deapsir, they rode down the river hsnk and skirted the shore as they turned their horses to the west to follow the St. Mary's course. Then, in full view of the savages, they dashed up the river hank jind made atraight for the north entrance of the stockade at a moment when Winamae and his associates were rounding the northwest corner of tha fort to hold snolher conference with the commandant The. sudden appear ance of the riders in 'full yell' diacon certed the besieger who believed them to be the advance of a large force Wtna mac, after a mere handshake, hastened to a council of the tribe The Escape of Logan. Onoe within the fort, Oliver learned quickly the true renditions and informed the commandant and Major Stickney that General Harrison was on bis way to save the poet.

Without loss of" time, and while the savages were in a quandary a to th heat move to be mada Oliver dia patched a note to general Harfison, and the est door of the fort was opened to allow three horsemen to dash out and down tbe trail along the Maumee They Were tbe faithful Logan, who had saved the women and children, and ths two other Shawnees The astonished besiegers gave chase but could hot overtake the tru hearted red men Oliver remained at the fort and credited with being the real hero of the trying days which followed. Flaming Arrows and Deadly Bullets. When the raeaaengers reached General Worthington, Oliver's dispatches were orws rded to General Harrison. At Fort Wayne the siege opened in earnest, A hail of British bullets from Britinh rifles in tbe hands of British allies, together with flaming arrows which set fire to tbe buildings and the palisades, characterized the hours of the five days following the arrlvsl of Oliver The savages gained possession of a log building outside the stockade, and from this place demanded the aurrender of the fort, or threatened the annihilation of the garrison. They claimed to have been provided with two British cajinoil manned by British artillerymen The demanil was refused ami the attai was rtnewed with in creased fury.

The soldiers were dismayed at the appearance of the cannon, but when one of them burst at the first shot and the other at the second, there came the revelation that they were made of wood, held by iron bands. The arms' ment of the fort consisted of four small cannon, Howitzers were fired from the turret of the blockhouses. Winchester Appointed to Succeed Bar riaon. In th meantime. General Harrison bad been moving rapidly front Cincinnati toward the besieged fort.

In ths midst of hi preparation for the (Inal, lap of the journey, however, be received 'an order front th war secretary. Instructing Mm to give the command of the 'rmy into the hand 6f General Jame Winchester and trf transfer his own; attention to 'the troops 'of Indisna and llltnot. The erltleat condition 'of affairs at Fort Wayne, to their horses, th iour messengers rode. eiesitnuy aiong ine iwaimttx gjiufctuuicuiiisyjie 4MiwM, rorw nsiyne grav near relinquish his oommsnd at such time as General Winchester might appear. At the dawn of September th main army moved snd overtook, at Girty'e Town (M Mary's) the advance column of Colonel John Allen.

Jlere tbey were jumru oj a company or mounted Ken Johnson, later vice president of the United States Spiee from the besiegers returned to their camp with the report mat neniuo waa coming as numerous as the General Harrison had delivered to the soldiers a speech which he stated that Fort Wayne was In imminent danger and that it was ahso lutely necessary to make forced marches to relieve It," say McAfee, "He read several articles oi war, prescribing the duty of eoldiers, and explained the neces sity of such retnilations. He then ob served thst If there was any person who would not submit to such regulations or who was a (raid to risk his life In defense of hla country, he might return himn." one man, a Kentucky volunteer quailed He waa ridden on a rail, dumped into tne Miami river and "baptized in the name of King Oeorge, Aaron Burr and the devil On the forward movement, Logan and Major Mann discovered at a point about flvn miles southwest of ort Wayne the savages csthered in am bush arranged by Me te which the cavalry waa enabled to dislodge When Harrison's Army Appeared Within the fort the anxiety grew in intensity. Sajs Lieutenant Curtis: "We could Bee largo bodies of Indiana between tnat tuna tho 10th and the 12th of hep tember running in great haate across the prnines, and many without arms. were at a loss to determine the cause of this movement, but concluded that they must have met with some opposition or discovered the approach of an army between this place and Piqua as they were running from that quarter. About 3 o'clock of the 12tn, to our great Jo we discovered tje approach of a email troop of horses, snd on their com ing up to the garrison, we learned it was the advance guard of sn army of 5 000 men under the command of tingnilier General Harrison Joy Within the Fort.

The scene within the stockade on the arrival of Harrison's army may well be Imagined. Tbe legion resounded with cheers of th soldiers, in many instances it marked thn reunion of frisndj and relatives The general, after arranging his camp, summoned the officers and agent of the fort and there, from Lieu tenants Curtis and Ostrander with Major Stickney witonsa, heard the charges preferred agmnnt the commandant Rhea After a careful consideration of the charges General Harrison would have discharged the commandant except for his age, but "more particularh on account of his having a young family" ho was allowed to retdgu. Dining the eiege, the garrison lost only three killed The loss of tho savages waa probably lut twenty five, including eighteen killed close to thn palisades of tbe fort The army encamped around the fort, occupi ing tie ground vbicb la now one of the prettiest residence sections of tbe city, where, a few days previdus, there had been a handsome little village; hut it was now in ruins, having been burned down by the Indians, together with the United htatea factory, which had brpn erected to furnish thn ungrateful wretches with fanning utensils The farm buildings of Captoin Wells' family were also destro) ed Harrison's Activity About Fort Wayne. The day following Harrison arrival de iaobnients commenced the destruction of tho Indian villages of the entire region. The first division was composed ol thn regiments under Colonels Alhn and Lewis, ini Captain Girards troop of hoise, under General Payne acconipiimed by General Harrison The seconl divis ion consisted of a battalion of Colonel Wells' regiment under Major Davmporl, of Scott regiment; the mounted bat talion under Colonel Johnson anl the mounted Ohio troopa under Adams.

At thn forks of the VV abash Payne's men destroyed emeral abandoned villages and fields of corn Colonel wella destroyed the village of Five Medals named for a famous chief, on Ihc flkhsrt mer nesr the site of Goshen Colonel Simrall who arrived at the fort on the 1 7th of Hep tember with a regiment of dragrous, laid waste Turtle ullage, on Eel river hut did not molest the buildings erected by the government for the tute Chief lit tie Turtle deneral Harrison proceeded also to remove all the underbrush sin rounding: the foit extending up the St Joseph nver as far ss the present State street bridge, end westward along the St Marys as far as the site of Swinney park, a well toward the east and south The Popularity of General Harrison. On September 19th, General James Winchester" arrived st Fort Wayno to take command of the army, and then was enacted a scene at I'ort Wajne which ex plains In a measure tha wonderful sne rss of General Harrison, which led him to the pieaidency of the United States namely, an expression of the love and confidence of those who knew him best. The troops who had come with turn from Kentucky where, contrary to tha state law, the governor had placed him in com mand of state troops anil from Ulna, rebelled against tha change of haderslup. Tbey demanded Harriaon Many Ornate)! cd to disert. General Harrison, however, did not hesitate to turn the command into Winchester's hands, with the promise Of such oo operation as he might render It was enly with the belief that Harrison would soon resume the command that the troops consented to march toward De trojt nnder Winchester.

Harrison did In reality again become the commander in chief during the same month. It wh Harriaon who led the array against the British at the battle of the Thame and Gen Harriaon again bade farewell A his there won new fame. On Sep tember 18tli, General Harrison had farewell to lis officer and departed for Piqua to take command or tn military rorcei which 'had been gathering Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, with the intention of joining th northwestern army ln th impending con met with th Pntlsh about r. i Croihsn and Hoar Jn Command of Tort Wvii, On ils df rtnr rnrFoti Wnymr rlsrrM pieced in command Csptam (Iter Major) George Croghan a onth of twenty one who was shortly sfterward to writ his name in everlasting remembrance of the people of the west in hi gallant de fenso of Fort Stephenson (Fremont) in. Ohio, white a monument to his memory bespeaks todsy the gratitude of the pres ent generation.

Major Croghan was toon transferred to Fort Defiance, and. tha. commend of Fort Wayne was entrusted to Captain Hugh Moore, who had panied the troop of Harrison at th tiuie of the siege. (Next Saturday's installment detail the suffering and disaster which befell the left wing of the army of the north west, under the incompetent leadership of General Winchester, tha victorious campaign of General Harrison, and the coming of Major Jenkinaon, Major Whistler and Maior Vose. commandants of Wayne's fort.

It brings into th stejjr, also, tome of th earliest perma neat residents of the village of Fort Wgyne) REFERENCE NOTES. COLON EL JOHN ALLEN The brilliant Kentucky statesman and brave eolrtter foi whom Allsti county I named was among the first of the tuclclans to offer his sen tees for his country when tbe perilous situation of Fort Wayne In J.I3 was made known undaunted courage during th trying period sfter ruining of the siege of Fort Wajne up tn the time of his traglo death, at the battle of the River Ralaln. neae the present Monroe. Mich has given him a fame throughout tie middle west which will not pass front the memory of his countrimen John Allen was bom In nockhrldge couot. Virginia.

December 30 1772 Hla father. James Allen, with his family, emigrated to Kentucky In 17S0 and settled near Danville, later removing to a farm near Bardatown. now Louisville After a course In two prlvst schools John Allen studied law at Sta.un ton Va. and returned In 175, to open a law office in Hhelbyvllla He rose to great prominence as a lawyer One of hi telebroted oases tried at Frankfort was tbe defense of Aaron Burr as sn associate of Henrj Claj In his rso for the gnernorslup of Kentucky against General Charles Bcolt, he was defeated by only one vole lie seed several terms as a slate senator The wife of Colons! AJlejl was Jane a daughter of General Benjamin Logan, ths latter gives hi name to the history of rort Wavne through Captain John I.ogan the Bhawnee brave, his aropied son The departure of Colonel Alien, at the height of his fame as a lawver to lead his fellow Kentucklans In the trvlng northern csmpalgn wa marked bv wild enthusiasm a this tail, handsome soldier led hla vallsnt troops to the place of rendezvous and to hi own death HA i rx Th cltv of LogranBport, Ind rotTA It riflme from the bra 8hwne Qn fnl Bsntijamln Luga iv wa th father in law of Colonel John AJtan for whom Allfln riiinty 1 named. James wa a nativi of New Jtrttfly And lieutenant and adjutant of Uhea a Lnvlos In 1701 Ha waa BSlffn ami npiotiri lieutenant of Infaotry In USB, and was proim Itul to flrnt llnutciUDnt Iff 1K0O He us coiiimiat1orjei a captain In 1807, and raiffn'd at Fort Wayne at tha rroH of th war of 1813" OAnlnr'9 ilonarj of th Army, na 377 Major StlnkiiHv'a account of th aloga may bo found tn the Fort Wayne Tlmaa.

Mhv 27 1866 Fort Wayne liibltc Library See Vol 1 of th History of th Ma imeo River llaaln pag .70 Hlatory of tha Lat War In I ho Weatftrn Country pa ge. 128. i aptain Robert MrAfaa, who wtm n. camped on the. In hla Htatory of the.

Iate War In th Waatem Coun tn pHge 126 Inoheattw afUr hla aarvtca in th rm obit ton ha Mtlrejfl tn Tenne are whr durlria; the. aucrfedlna; yaara, he Uteri in eleKant lujairy and aaaa, fllilnh wna not alciilated to fit him for a vlfomun campaign Ha la dearrib as a fuse man, ilie heavy In person, and lll fitted Tor th. parti liar aervlc In whirl ha waa enxajfeii Loaelof a notorial Fleldbook of the Wax ct 1813," par A rcnth deeloped fanf thla ap of Major Croghan bv 0nral Harriaon to be In tamnorary command Fort Wajna FraaiK Dlldlna, of Foatarla, Ohio tn a private letter of January 1 1H, tlln how th atory related by Major Stickney paaied to hla won, th late 1 Stlnkney of Toledo, whoa widow recall the narrattve Tba Robert marra, ot Toledo. whoat death occurred In, January, 1914. varUlad tha atory.

i i i Ma ta ME TU A thtt noted Jotta a kt V'J 4 chief, who had a vlilmr on the sits ei tne present veaarvtue, Allen county, InO, and another on th Bt. Joseph rlvsa seven mile north ot Fort Wayn, was al ths height of his power In 1811. it was1 he who secretly Informed Antc4n Bondl of the plan to besiege Fort Wayn with a few of hi braves, he preneu ed as ambuscade for Harriaon a army, flv anil. south of Fort Wayne, a it approached to fort, but th plan wa dlaonsrsd by Chp iaini4garr ana mjov juann. a spy.

'adi ta who was hidden behind a tree. Iet hla elbow expoacd as hld hi rlda, VtsJ. Mann took aim and nrsd, the dlacbarg breaking th. bone of th' chlf arm. Th warrior sacapad and.

ran to Port Wayos to glv th which truabl4 tn sarage so reaen places arety Ttia wound ef th arm healAd. bet th. nasnie bar waa useless ever afterward, M. I dasorlhod as a man or bravery. rn eroeltr and InteUflot.

and an orainrArt power. Hs died at Fort Wayne ef poteen ft Ing. In. Jtfay, Wa body. wassli.

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